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In the comments to these weekly posts (and only these posts), it's your chance to go as off topic as you like. Talk about non-comics stuff, thread derail, and just generally chat amongst yourselves.

The mire surrounding Brett Kavanaugh's likely appointment to the Supreme Court continues to get muddier and messier. A second woman has come forward with sexual assault allegations, and in the meantime POTUS 45 (and Angry Orange wannabe) managed to outdo even his own record for inappropriate tweeting (and in a week where he described Hurricane Florences as "one of the wettest we’ve ever had from the standpoint of water." that's really saying something), by publicly expressing disbelief about the first claim, using the "If it had been a big deal why didn't she report it earlier?" approach.

Even leaving aside the tastelessness and dubious legality of such a statement, it at the very least prompted a storm of replies from people explaining in painful, personal detail exactly why someone might not report a sexual assault. It makes for harrowing reading. (Kavanaugh also going on Fox News, with his wife, to protest his innocence is also a highly unusual move, suggesting desperation on someone's part). In a PURELY unrelated note, those in the US might want to make sure they are registered to vote in Novemeber's midterms.

Speaking of desperation, Brexit has been reaching new levels of ridiculousness. Theresa May presented her plans to the EU at Salzberg and, despite them having said that parts of it would be rejected for the last years or more, expressed her appalled outrage at their decision to do exactly what they've said they would do.

Meanwhile Labour are trying to cope with the fact that their vague musings about being both pro AND anti-Brexit, but more pro..-ish, in the right light, are facing calls at their national conference this week to actually back an option which would reverse Brexit. As someone put it, the Labour leadership makes a big deal about supporting the will of it's members, unless the members take a stand they don't like. It's all a bit of a mess, which is practically our national slogan at the moment.

I've watched a couple of episodes of the anime "Dragon Pilot" (I think since Netflix saw I liked Dragon Prince, they thought "how different can they be?" Answer... a LOT). The plot appears to be "What if your dragon-type Pokemon was actually also a Transformer who has to swallow you in order to fly properly", and the main character, a young woman, is a bit like Shinji Ikari if he were prone to doing the healthy thing and occasionally letting rip and speaking up about all the crap that's building up around him because no one ever listens. Not sure I'm invested enough to watch much more, but it was worth a shot.

I DO thoroughly endorse the new Netflix series "Hilda", based on the series of graphic novels by Luke Pearson. A charming children's series, Hilda is a sensible, adventurous young girl who lives in a sort of alternate modern day Scandanavia where trolls and other creatures are just part of life and are usually fairly decent beings. We have beuraucratic elves, dragons with social anxiety, who are heavily into horticulutre, deer-fox as pets and and mountain trolls who don't always watch where they're going. I must see about posting some pages from this.

A new trailer for the Bumblebee movie dropped, and holy cow, they have the Gen 1 cast actually looking like the Gen 1 cast!!! Shockwave, Starscream and (joy of joys) Soundwave (Who is actually seen ejecting what looks to be Ravage!)

The trailer also arrived for "Stan and Ollie" starring John C Reilly and Steve Coogan, and looking at my favourite comedy double act of all time in their later years touring the UK and looking back on their careers. The performances look to be astonishing and I will judge this movie DAMN

Oh and Mary Poppins Returns has it's proper trailer too.

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informationgeek

Telltale Games has closed up, falling into bankruptcy and canceling everything, even ending The Walking Dead Final Season at Episode 2 this week. All 250 employees fired after all their hardwork with no severance.

Its depressing but what hurts most is that the company is interested in finishing The Walking Dead but with outside parties instead of the actual employees they laid off. This just a sad end to everything.

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icon_uk

I knew there was a video game news item I meant to include, and that was it, so thanks.

They were also in talks to do a Stranger Things game IIRC.

A shame though. I haven't played their games, but I've heard good things about them.

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janegray

The no severance part was such a dick move.

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